ARTS CENTER OPENS 1ST FULL SEASON JAN. 16

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, January 8, 1993                   TAG: 9301080078
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: Southwest Bureau
DATELINE: BRISTOL                                LENGTH: Short
ARTS CENTER OPENS 1ST FULL SEASON JAN. 16
The new Paramount Center for the Arts will have its first full season in 1993, starting with a jazz performance by the Dukes of Dixieland on Jan. 16.
The facility is in a former movie theater that has been renovated as a regional arts center.
The other five scheduled events are:

Feb. 20, a play titled "Romance/Romance" which won five Tony Awards including Best Musical.

April 3 and 4, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, returning by popular demand following a previous performance at the center.
April 24, the Richmond Ballet Company in a full-scale production of "Coppelia."

June 4, pianist Mac Frampton.
Negotiations are under way on a sixth show.
The season package sells for $80 through Jan. 16, a 20 percent savings accompanied by guaranteed seat selection, discounts on additional tickets for other events, replacement of lost or stolen tickets, and advance notice on newly scheduled events.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB